Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales (Universidad de Huelva)

Spain

Address: Campus El Carmen, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n, 21007 Huelva, Huelva, Spain

Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Geology

The Faculty of Experimental Sciences of the University of Huelva (UHU) offers degrees in Chemistry, Geology, Environmental Sciences, and, more recently, Agri-food Engineering. It is located in a region with significant industrial (chemical, mining) and natural (Doñana National Park) relevance.

Domains taught:

Agriculture, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Geotechnics, Marine Science, Materials

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UHU, with international exchange programs (Erasmus+). Collaborations with local chemical industries, mining companies, environmental protection agencies, and agricultural sector.

Research:

Research in areas like environmental chemistry, geochemistry, hydrology, coastal geology, atmospheric pollution, sustainable agriculture, and industrial ecology.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

150

Current students***:

1200

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

6000

Pros

Offers science degrees highly relevant to the environmental and industrial context of Huelva. Strong focus on applied research.

Cons

Regional focus. International recognition tied to UHU’s overall profile. Data often aggregated.

Best For

Students interested in chemistry, geology, or environmental sciences, especially with relevance to industrial environments and natural parks.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas is the closest domestic counterpart for marine science, geotechnics and ecology and sustainability; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
In terms of fields, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural is the nearest neighbour, with agriculture, geotechnics and ecology and sustainability again at the core; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
The comparison with Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Ambientales is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on agriculture, food science and geotechnics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers microbiology and genetics and bioengineering as well.
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales offers a comparable education in marine science, chemistry and ecology and sustainability: it is slightly larger, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.
Think of Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas when food science, chemistry and materials is the priority: it covers nanotechnologies and process control as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,000 students against roughly 1,200 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For marine science, geotechnics and chemistry outside the home country, Russian State Geological Prospecting University in Russia is a natural reference; it is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.
Seen from abroad, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (the United States) is a close relative on subject matter, since geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and materials are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Abroad, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (India) covers geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability in a comparable way, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers physics and mathematics as well.
For a study option in India with a comparable spread of geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune is the reference point: it covers physics and mathematics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 1,200 here.
If this university is on your list for marine science, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, University of Aveiro in Portugal deserves a comparison, because it is far larger, with about 14,280 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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